Asus 2600XT and 2600Pro - ATI mid range performance
Asus EAH 2600 Pro
Published: 17th August 2007 | Source: Asus | Price: |
NOTE: As both Asus cards are very similar I will cut these two pages a little shorter than usual.
Packaging
The packaging on the Pro version of the 2600 is the same as on the 2600 XT. Again Asus use their simple style packaging and an added CGI charactor.
Again good information on the back of the box.
Taking a look at the internals of the packaging we see the same thing again here.
Taking a look at the internals of the packaging we see the same thing again here.
Again could be a little better but should stave off most unwanted bumps and bruises from careless couriers.
Package
The package is again identical to the EAH 2600 XT.
We have:
* "Speed Setup" manual
* CD-based manual
* Driver CD
* ATI Internal Crossfire dongle
* DVI to VGA connector
* S-Video to component cable
Package
The package is again identical to the EAH 2600 XT.
We have:
* "Speed Setup" manual
* CD-based manual
* Driver CD
* ATI Internal Crossfire dongle
* DVI to VGA connector
* S-Video to component cable
And again I say decent hardware bundle, just missing some kind of DVD player software.
The Card
The card is almost identical to the EAH 2600 XT with the nice looking red PCB and the cooler that really looks the biz.
The Card
The card is almost identical to the EAH 2600 XT with the nice looking red PCB and the cooler that really looks the biz.
Less solid caps are used on this card but again all high-quality Japanese capacitors are used and the look of the card itself is decent.
Again double Dual-link DVI abounds on the card with HDCP compatible output for those of you wanting to play HD content on an HDCP TV.
The Cooler
Being a little more brief this time I can say again that the cooler is whisper quiet on the EAH 2600 Pro and looks great. Ambient at 23.5°C we have 34°C idle and 56°C load.
Again double Dual-link DVI abounds on the card with HDCP compatible output for those of you wanting to play HD content on an HDCP TV.
The Cooler
Being a little more brief this time I can say again that the cooler is whisper quiet on the EAH 2600 Pro and looks great. Ambient at 23.5°C we have 34°C idle and 56°C load.
And also again I failed to get the cooler off of the card without actually going as far as breaking it.
Now onto my test setup.
Now onto my test setup.
Most Recent Comments
The first thing I thought was, Ouch...
That's a nice review kemp, and i'm pretty surprised by it.
That's a nice review kemp, and i'm pretty surprised by it.
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Originally Posted by name='MikeEnIke'
The first thing I thought was, Ouch...
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Originally Posted by name='Kempez'
Surprised at the performance?
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poor AMD lolThey suck hard.
Shame really.
Edit: I'd just like to add this came as no supise considering this whole 2900 fiasco. This generation of gfx card ahs been a failure for AMD.
Shame really.
Edit: I'd just like to add this came as no supise considering this whole 2900 fiasco. This generation of gfx card ahs been a failure for AMD.
When the words Bad, Shame and Awful are in a review it cant be good.
Lol ok gonna have to read this review just for kicks now :P
thats depressing tbh
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Originally Posted by name='markkleb'
When the words Bad, Shame and Awful are in a review it cant be good.
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No one is mentioning the fact that the 2600 is available in AGP and the 8600 is not. I dont use AGP but if you go to Valves system information page you will see that close to 40% of all the people using Valve still use a video card plugged into an AGP slot.
The fact that the 2600 comes in AGP is a HUGE advantage that Nvidia is simply overlooking.
The fact that the 2600 comes in AGP is a HUGE advantage that Nvidia is simply overlooking.
Honestly? I'd prefer an older DX9 card over the 2600 series
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Tell us what you think. ATI not done enough on this gen or are we overstating the case?